Fuchunjiang River: From Dry Beach to Meicheng

Fuchunjiang

Jiande Xin 'anjiang has a greenway, starting from Xin 'anjiang Dam, along the river to Xia Ya, Daitou and Meicheng, and finally to Dry Beach, with green mountains and green waters all the way.

The greenway is divided into four sections, and the urban section is called "Zishu Greenway", which is a slow-moving system in Xin 'anjiang metropolitan area, with a total length of 3.5 kilometers.

Purple potato greenway unveiled in Hangzhou at the end of last year.

The second section of "Huangrao Peninsula Greenway" is 20. 18km long.

The third section "Jiande/Sanjiang Greenway" is about 18km.

The fourth section "Sandu Greenway" is 9.8 kilometers long.

The most poetic is the third paragraph, which starts from Yandongguan in Meicheng in the west and ends in Gantan Town in the east. I first came into contact with this most beautiful greenway because of a coincidence.

On that day, I will go to a newly-opened hotel, drive from downtown Hangzhou, along Hangzhou Xinjing Expressway, and arrive at Gantan Town, jiande city by car for about one and a half hours. Arriving at Xu Xi Wharf in Dry Beach, I found it was too late, and the ceremony of "entering the hotel by boat" could not be realized. The hotel staff prepared a battery car for me, parked the car, walked a short distance and crossed the bridge directly from the greenway.

I can't swim, lying on the Fuchun River, but I also have an unexpected pleasure of "don't listen to the leaves in the Woods, why not sing and walk slowly".

The next morning, I walked back to the dock along the greenway, with green mountains on one side and green water on the other. Hearing the gurgling sound of running water, I instinctively approached the Bird's Nest with a mouthful of water in my mouth.

Because of the Shan Jutu of Fuchun River, Fuchun River has always been endowed with transcendental charm. There are rocks all over the mountains, and the clouds and trees are gray and dense. The scenery moves with people, and people move with the scenery. The scenery of Fuchun River has an unadorned natural luxury, which has always been a secluded place in the hearts of China literati.

The name of my hotel is "Fangwai", which is very poetic. The word "Fang wai" comes from the Book of Changes, which means "a gentleman respects straightforwardness, benevolence respects Fang wai", and also refers to "fairyland" or "Taoist priest's living environment".

Since you are so immortal, when you go in again, you must drive in. Unexpectedly, this is a speedboat, which sailed for about 15 minutes to reach a tributary on the west coast of Xu Xi.

Take a speedboat and ride the wind

Now hotels are becoming more and more cultured, and it is not idle to take hotels as holiday destinations. For example, the first time I heard about the layout unit "Group".

There are several separate suites in a group. External cohesion, hiding wind and gathering water. With the building complex, people return to the traditional group life in China. Each group has a name: Jimao, Elm, Huaqing, Zhu Fang, Heqiu and Lu Zhi, which correspond to Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Elm, Maple, Bamboo Forest, Pine and Cypress respectively, and they are all rich vegetation within our vision. Poetic and picturesque.

It's the first time I've heard of the profession of "Li". Compared with the "concierge" in many hotels today, concierge should not only arrange trips, eat and meet the needs of life, but also be responsible for popularizing the culture of guests.

For example, why is the room I live in called Huaqing? Because Huaqing is the maple tree at the door.

Shi Li explained that because maple leaves contain a special substance-anthocyanin, it is just the opposite of chlorophyll. As the weather turns cold, the number gradually increases, making the maple leaves turn red.

I learned a lot.

People are willing to spend a lot of money to sleep in hotels. In addition to expensive mattresses and eco-food, they can also make friends, and it is best to make them feel that this trip has opened up new horizons and opened up new fields.

Good environment, good sleep, long knowledge, the rest is to eat. When you arrive in Jiande, you must eat Jiande cuisine. I have a friend who is obsessed with food and calls Jiande cuisine "the Hunan cuisine of Zhejiang".

Compared with Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine mostly uses dried Chili and red oil. Douchi, fresh green pepper and millet are the most commonly used, and soy sauce is also the first choice. Jiande cuisine is very similar to Hunan cuisine in temperament and taste.

Jiuyouhuang, Yanzhou Tofu Bao, Yanzhou Salted Tangyuan and Yanzhou salted duck are all famous dishes in Yanzhou.

Yanzhou is an old brand. The original land of Yanzhou County merged into Tonglu County, Chun 'an County and jiande city under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou today. The seat of Gu Yan House is called Meicheng, and Meicheng Town is a thousand-year-old town under the jurisdiction of jiande city, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Although the administrative unit of Yanzhou Prefecture is no longer used, Jiande people are still proud of Yanzhou cuisine.

Gu Yan is rich in culture, and there are stories behind the food. The famous dish "Nine Surnames Fish Head Emperor" is a special food compiled according to the folk custom of local fishermen with nine surnames "returning home with a full load with the wind".

"Nine surnames" refer to Chen, Qian, Lin, Yuan, Sun, Ye, Xu, Li and He. Their ancestors were subordinates of Chen Youliang in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. After failing to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang for world hegemony, he was exiled to Yanzhou waters and never allowed to go ashore.

Meicheng is located at the intersection of Xin 'anjiang, Lanjiang and Fuchunjiang. Fish is abundant here, which can be used for cooking all year round. In addition, 17 Fuchunjiang high-quality water resources can be obtained everywhere, fish bones are hung in soup, and fish tails are hand-made into chopped fillets, giving full play to the role of fish.

The hotel has also developed its own specialty-pumpkin and other big fish heads cooked in grains, which are delicious and sour. If the taste is too strong, you can also choose the fish head of Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort Spring.

Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort is a place name, located in the east of Jiande and the north of the ancient city Meicheng. The main body of Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort is fan-shaped, and the upper main peak is 909 meters above sea level. It is the most famous mountain in ancient Yanzhou. Song Jiang's attack on Fang La in Water Margin happened in Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort.

There is a local saying that "Meicheng people will cry as long as they don't see Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort", which expresses their homesickness. There is a yuquan temple on the hill. I have a monk friend who became a monk in Putuo Mountain. As soon as he heard that I was going to Jiande again, he asked me to visit the place where he once lived, which was very impressive.

The scenery of Fuchun River

Yuquan temple was founded in the tenth year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong by Shao Kang, the fifth ancestor of Pure Land Sect. It has a history of more than 200 years. 1 was destroyed by the Japanese in 942 and rebuilt in 990. Backed by Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort, facing the ancient town of Meicheng, the peaks are surrounded by mountains, the ancient trees are towering, the mountain springs are flowing, and the three rivers are surging in the distance.

These Buddhist temples are different from fairyland and Mount Putuo. I can't help but think of the scene of Zhu Feng Temple described by Chen Chuncheng. I imagine there is a narrow gap between dusk and night, where the wind from another world blows. After sitting for several nights, I seem to understand a little. There is a depressing force, a widespread depression, which comes at dusk. At that moment, the meaning of things gradually drifted away. In the dark sky, nothing matters. First you panic, then you let it go, and then you don't exist.

Let's talk about food again.

Yanzhou tofu buns are also famous. The tofu inside is not a tofu block, but a mixture of mustard tuber and meat foam. "Suck" is the correct way to eat tofu buns. Because the traditional tofu buns are spicy, there is a debate about whether to improve them after coming to the hotel. Some people say that "since it is a local dish, we should eat the original flavor". Some people think that the hotel guests come from all directions and have moderate tastes.

There are Yanzhou shortbread and crab shell with yellow shell, and the best thing is the stuffing made of fat mixed with fine dried vegetables, which is very brittle when bitten. The local people like to eat dumplings with fresh meat, commonly known as "salty dumplings".

Xian jiaozi

According to legend, there was a poor scholar in Longshan Academy in Yanzhou who married a beautiful and clever daughter-in-law, and everyone praised him for being blessed. On the Lantern Festival, the scholar reluctantly agreed to his classmates' request and went to his house to eat glutinous rice balls. The scholar's family was poor and had no money to buy sugar, so the clever daughter-in-law made a unique salty dumpling with winter vegetables and diced tofu as stuffing to entertain the guests. Everyone tasted the dumplings and found them smooth and salty. Yanzhou salty dumplings have been passed down to this day.

Many years ago, during the Lantern Festival, when there was no public comment, I suddenly wanted to eat salty dumplings, so I went to those possible alleys by car and found them in a small restaurant in Jiande. I think this spirit is rare now.

If you have the physical strength to practice the third section of the greenway (18km), you will have a chance to experience the original flavor of Yanzhou cuisine. The conventional way is to drive, and the romantic way is to take a boat. Take a boat from Qili Sailing Wharf, or discuss with the hotel to charter a boat and go down the Fuchun River. As we approached, the ancient wall of Meicheng Town was made of blue bricks, with half a plum blossom as the battlements, and the yellow flag of "Yanzhou House" fluttered in the wind.

Yanzhou ancient city

Yanzhou ancient city wall

Meicheng is a thousand-year-old town with a history of 1700 years. Yanzhou Prefecture and Jiande County were located in previous dynasties, and 1938 was the official place name of Jiande County. The cultural landscape of Meicheng is described in classical literary works such as Water Margin, Scholars and Jin Ping Mei.

"Plum" refers to plum blossom, and "Meicheng" is named after a section of branches along the river of Gu Yan City Wall folded into a plum blossom shape. Generally speaking, only the walls of Beijing can be built into a plum blossom shape, reflecting identity and status.

"There are two and a half plum blossoms in the world", one in Beijing, one in Nanjing and half in Yanzhou. But this half flower is enough to make Meicheng people proud, which means that they can be on an equal footing with South Beijing.

Where there are ancient towns, there must be ancient streets, Huizhou architecture with white walls and black tiles. Those Xinhua bookstores and cinemas with a strong sense of time are still preserved, with shops on both sides.

August 20 18, the protection of the ancient city began. With the help of the remains of stone components and existing monuments, the ancient city of Yanzhou reproduces Meicheng-Jiandehou archway stands in the middle of the street with exquisite stone carvings to commemorate Jiandehou's achievements in guarding Yanzhou City at that time.

Fan Zhongyan was missed by the Quartet. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Zhou Mu (Yanzhou) for one year, with remarkable achievements. He founded the first school in Jiande-Longshan Academy, dredged the East and West Lake in Meicheng, presided over the construction of the ancestral temple, and personally wrote "Mr. Yan's Ancestral Temple", praising the high wind and bright festival with the kind words of "Yunshan is gray, the rivers and seas are boundless, the weather is beautiful and the mountains are high"

However, locals say that the archways handed down from ancient times are all short, so they are not as grand as they are now. "In the past, the commercial street directly faced the water pier, and I grew up listening to the whistle." The locals all expressed their feelings.

In 20 19 "beautiful town construction in Meicheng", Meicheng was added and transformed on the basis of the original "ornamental ancient town".

Yanqing Post Office in Yanzhou, located in Sanxing Street, has been transformed into Yanzhou Post and Telecommunications Culture Exhibition Hall, where you can learn about the cultural overview of Yanzhou's letter era.

Meicheng ancient town cinema

No.22 main street is a typical national residence. It used to be Jinyuanchang cigarette factory, which mainly produced native tobacco. 1945 after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, handmade cigarettes developed into machine-made cigarettes, mainly producing "Double Admiralty" and "Golden Cat" brand cigarettes. However, even if you can't stay, the tobacco museum in the inn is still a punching point. The local government collected the account books, material registers and records of Jin's life, and interviewed the employees who worked in the cigarette factory that year, showing the life of the boss Jin, Jin Yuanchang Cigarette Factory, Hangzhou Tobacco Factory and related history and tobacco culture.

Standing on the wall overlooking the ancient town of Meicheng

Go to the end of the ancient street is the city wall. Yanzhou Stone Museum, located under the ancient city wall of Meicheng, shows the historical development, cultural heritage and humanistic spirit of Meicheng with the theme of Pipa. Boarding the ancient city wall, the landscape of Xin 'anjiang is spread out in front of us, covered with smoke cages and fog, and the canoe passes by, which is itself a natural painting.

Proofreading: Liu Wei